Popular on-air personality and host of The Honest Bunch Podcast, Nedu, has responded to recent controversies circulating online, while clarifying his stance on various allegations against him. Nedu, who has been in the news following an interview with comedian Dee One on his podcast, firmly denied all allegations leveled against him during a media parley. He described the claims as entirely false and baseless.
Addressing speculation about his association with social media commentator Verydarkblackman, Nedu stated that they are merely acquaintances and not close friends. He also spoke on the fraud allegations, explaining that last-minute sponsorship withdrawals led to necessary financial adjustments.
“You cannot use my relationship with you to force me to shut down whatever any guest is saying on the show—that is also not professional. Everyone has a right to air their opinion when they come on the show, which is why there is a disclaimer at the beginning stating that all opinions are those of the guests. A lot has been said, but I do not want to engage in petty exchanges because that has never been my style,” Nedu stated.
Sarah William Konha, Chief Operating Officer of Talking Drum Management, also dismissed the fraudulent claims, emphasizing that Nedu never received donations into his personal account. She explained that the only time an alternative account was used was on the day of the event to settle payments for the event planner.
“The account used was a Moniepoint account, opened under Nedu’s scholarship foundation initiative because the initiative was separate from Nedu as an individual. Due to the fallout with sponsors abandoning us midway, we had outstanding responsibilities, including payments to the event planner. That day, we collected donations into that account, raising N4.1 million. ₦4 million was paid to the event planner, while N100,000 was given to artistes who performed, as we had to cancel performances by top artistes we initially invited. At no point did Mr. Nedu receive any money personally into his account,” she clarified.
Source : https://thenationonline.net
